Let’s Talk Physics… and Star Wars!

October 21, 2016 News

Community Central Lewiston has officially kicked off the new 4-H year!

David Sturm, demonstrating how a laser is visible through a plastic cylinder. Looks a lot like Yoda's lightsaber!
David Sturm, demonstrating how a laser is visible through a plastic cylinder. Looks a lot like Yoda’s lightsaber!

Yesterday, students at McMahon Elementary enjoyed the Mainly Physics Roadshow. The roadshow, hosted by David Sturm of the University of Maine Orono Department of Physics and Astronomy, demonstrates concepts of physics in a fun, interactive way.

Later, over 100 students and their families joined us for dinner and a show with more demonstrations and opportunities to see how physics is part of our everyday lives.

group of people attending a physics demonstration

Thank you to the faculty and staff at McMahon for hosting the event and to David Sturm for sharing the Mainly Physics Roadshow with us!

For more information about Community Central, please contact Kristy L Ouellette, PI of the Maine 4-H Community Central Program at kristy.ouellette@maine.edu.

Community Central is a project funded by the USDA’s Children, Youth, and Families at Risk (CYFAR) Sustainable Community Projects program.